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Congratulations to our EVP of Sales Amy Turnquist on her 2018 HBA Awards
Please join us in recognizing and congratulating Amy Turnquist, our Executive Vice President of Sales, on being named the 2018 recipient of both the HBA Advocate Award and the Mid-Atlantic Regional LEAD Award for her outstanding leadership and dedication to the Healthcare Businesswomen's Association (HBA).
Amy is a passionate advocate for women's leadership in the workplace – so far in her term as President of the Philadelphia Chapter, Amy has brought significant awareness to HBA's commitment, frequently speaking out for issues surrounding gender parity and gender pay equity.
Among her many contributions to her Philadelphia Chapter, Amy worked with leaders in the healthcare business community to create innovative programs and partnerships that increased membership engagement while working to empower women in our workforce and engage more men in the process.
The LEAD (Leadership Excellence and Dedication) Award is the highest honor an HBA volunteer can be given within their region. The LEAD Award recipient is given to the one individual in each region who has demonstrated excellence via sustained contributions at a regional level, positively impacted the region and its ongoing success, and demonstrated dedication to the HBA mission of furthering the advancement and impact of women in healthcare worldwide.
The HBA Advocate Award is a new organizational level award which recognizes an individual who has brought awareness not only to the local chapter but to the entire organization through marketing and public relations opportunities and through collaborations with corporate partners.
We are very proud of Amy for the exemplary leadership and dedication she bestows to the mission of HBA.
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The Philadelphia Chapter of HBA was created in 2018 to serve the unmet needs of healthcare businesswomen living and working in Center City Philadelphia. Amy will continue in her role as President of the Philadelphia Chapter in 2019.
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New series from my favorite German photographer.
The third and the last photo are really beautiful. Which again brings the same question: why it is beautiful? What makes photo of snow-cowered, barren land aesthetically pleasing to more-or-less apes who evolved in lush subtropic areas?
Perhaps it's the quiet and feeling of peacefulness that usually accompanies falling/fallen snow? Or maybe it's the feeling of time standing still (icicles, silence)? Or perhaps it's because it can mean a day off from school or work? Or maybe it's because to vast swaths of densely populated areas it is simply rare?


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Q: Shell script - Ping address range then assign a down address to interface We have a need for assigning IP addressees to raspberry pi's. I want to automate this with a script that can run at logon. The script would ping a range of IP addresses and the first IP address that fails, statically assign the device's interface that IP address.
Does anyone know what that would look like or if its possible?

A: I can provide something useful, hopefully:
Code taken (and, modified) from:
ping multiple IP's using bash?
#!/bin/bash
# Program name: pingall.sh
date
#/cat /path/tolist.txt |  while read output
cat list.txt | while read output

do
    ping -c 1 "$output" > /dev/null
    if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then

    # a try to assign ip adress:
    sudo ifconfig eth0 192.168.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.0

    echo "node $output is up"
    else

    echo "node $output is down"
    fi
done

a try to assign ip adress:
sudo ifconfig eth0 192.168.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.0
Edit:  The ifconfig (...) line is meant to be replaced by the found offline ip of choice.
The bold text Is the thing I modified,  and while this will probably not work out of the box;   It can hopefully provide some insight about how you would do;  Since I am not a expert in bash, I am just hoping this will be useful.  (Better than nothing I guess?)
If this is or if anyone finds anything that is , crazy. Totally wrong. Or downright wrong. Please,  point that out

A: Instead of pinging for an IP address, you could use a part of your MAC address as a unique IP address.
#!/bin/bash

dev=eth0
read -r iface ifstatus mac _ < <( \
    ip -o -br link show $dev) || exit 1

mapfile -td : -s 3 <<< $mac
printf -v ip '10.%d.%d.%d' ${MAPFILE[@]/#/0x}

echo $ip

#ip addr add $ip/8 broadcast + dev $dev
#ip link set $dev up
#ip route add default via 10.0.0.1 dev $dev

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Over 4,000 migrants rescued off Libya: Italian coast guard
Rome, May 27 : Some 4,100 people were rescued off the Libyan coasts, Italian officials said.
Overall, 22 operations were carried out to assist migrants and refugees sailing aboard overcrowded crafts in the Strait of Sicily, between Italy and Libya, a coast guard spokesman told Xinhua news agency.
The operations involved Italy's navy ships and coast guard patrol boats, along with other forces from the European Union (EU) naval mission EUNAVFOR MED and EU borders agency Frontex, according to the coast guard.
Also on Thursday, a migrant boat capsized 35 nautical miles north of the Libyan city of Zuwara, and 20 to 30 people were feared to have drowned in the incident, Italian media said.
A EUNAVFOR MED reconnaissance aircraft spotted the craft, which had already capsized, with an estimated 100 people into the waters around it.
Pictures taken from the EU plane showed migrants and refugees clinging desperately to the half-submerged boat.
Some 90 people were rescued in the operation, which was carried out by a Spanish ship, and two vessels from Italy's coast guard.
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Conte will now lead a minority administration in a country prone to political disputes.
Italy averted further political chaos on Tuesday after Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte survived a confidence vote in the upper house of Parliament.
The country had been embroiled in fresh political uncertainty over the past week after a smaller party withdrew its support for the coalition government — thus stripping it off from having a majority in Parliament.
However, Italian lawmakers in the Senate supported Conte during a vote on Tuesday, by 156 to 140, allowing him to remain in office. He was also backed by the lower house of Parliament in a vote on Monday evening. Conte will now lead a minority administration in a country prone to political disputes.
The legislation puts Biden on track to deliver on a major campaign promise important to Latino and immigrant communities.
President-elect Joe Biden plans to unveil a sweeping immigration bill on day one of his administration, hoping to provide an eight-year path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million people living in the United States without legal status, in what would be a reversal from the Trump administration's harsh immigration policies.
The legislation puts Biden on track to deliver on a major campaign promise important to Latino voters and other immigrant communities after four years of President Donald Trump's restrictive policies and mass deportations.
It provides one of the fastest pathways to citizenship for those living without legal status of any measure in recent years, but it fails to include the traditional trade-off of enhanced border security favoured by many Republicans, putting passage in a narrowly divided Congress in doubt.
Expected to run hundreds of pages, the bill is set to be introduced after Biden takes the oath of office on Wednesday, according to a person familiar with the legislation who spoke to the Associated Press news agency anonymously.
As a candidate, Biden called Trump's actions on immigration an "unrelenting assault" on American values and said he would "undo the damage" while continuing to maintain border enforcement.
Under the legislation, those living in the US as of January 1, 2021, without legal status would have a five-year path to temporary legal status, or a green card, if they pass background checks, pay taxes and fulfil other basic requirements. From there, it is a three-year path to naturalisation, if they decide to pursue citizenship.
For some immigrants, the process would be quicker. So-called Dreamers, the young people who arrived in the US without documentation as children, as well as agricultural workers and people under temporary protective status, could qualify more immediately for green cards if they are working, are in school or meet other requirements.
The bill is not as comprehensive as the last major immigration overhaul proposed when Biden was vice president during the Obama administration.
For example, it does not include a robust border security element, but rather calls for coming up with strategies. Nor does it create any new guest worker or other visa programmes.
It does address some of the root causes of migration from Central America to the United States, and provides grants for workforce development and English language learning.
Biden is expected to take swift executive actions to reverse other Trump immigration actions, including an end to the prohibition on arrivals from several predominantly Muslim countries.
During the Democratic primary, Biden consistently named immigration action as one of his first-day priorities, pointing to the range of executive powers he could invoke to reverse Trump's policies.
Biden allies and even some Republicans have identified immigration as a major issue where the new administration could find common ground with Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and enough other Republican senators to avoid the impasse that has vexed administrations of both parties for decades.
That kind of major win – even if it involves compromise – could be critical as Biden looks for legislative victories in a closely divided Congress, where Republicans are certain to oppose other Biden priorities that involve rolling back some of the Republicans' 2017 tax cuts and increasing federal spending.
As a candidate, Biden said the Obama administration went too far in its aggressive deportations.
SOURCE : AP
The determination, issued on the last day of Trump's term, has no immediate effects but likely to strain US-China ties.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the Trump administration has determined China has committed "genocide and crimes against humanity" in its repression of Uighur Muslims in its Xinjiang region.
"After careful examination of the available facts, I have determined that the [People's Republic of China], under the direction and control of the [Chinese Communist Party], has committed genocide against the predominantly Muslim Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minority groups in Xinjiang," Pompeo said in a statement on Tuesday.
he statement claims "exhaustive documentation" of the events "confirms that since at least March 2017, local authorities dramatically escalated their decades-long campaign of repression against Uyghur Muslims and members of other ethnic and religious minority groups, including ethnic Kazakhs and ethnic Kyrgyz".
The determination comes a day before US President-elect Joe Biden is to take office. Biden's campaign declared genocide was occurring in Xinjiang before the president-elect's victory.
"I believe this genocide is ongoing, and that we are witnessing the systematic attempt to destroy Uighurs by the Chinese party-state," Pompeo added.
The Reuters news agency reported that US officials briefing reporters on the move said in a call that "an exhaustive documentation of [China's] own policies, practices and abuse in Xinjiang" viewed by Pompeo led him to make the determination that such acts had been committed since at least March 2017.
"This is a very serious and tragic set of actions that are taking place there in the western part of China," Pompeo said in an interview on Tuesday on US TV station Fox News.
"This is forced sterilisation, forced abortions – the kind of things that we haven't seen in an awfully long time in this world," Pompeo said.
He said the designation is something they have been working on "for an awfully long time".
The move is likely to place a further burden on the deteriorating ties between the world's leading economies.
Washington has ramped up sanctions on Beijing over alleged abuses in Tibet, Xinjiang, Hong Kong and military incursions in the disputed South China Sea.
The Trump administration has also sanctioned Huawei, one of China's leading telecommunications companies, as it plans to expand throughout Europe and North America.
The rare determination comes after Congress passed legislation on December 27 requiring the US administration to determine within 90 days whether forced labour or other alleged crimes against the Uighurs and other Muslim minorities are crimes against humanity or genocide.
China has been widely criticised for complexes in Xinjiang that it describes as "vocational training centres" to stamp out "extremism" and give people new skills, but which others have called concentration camps.
Pompeo's determination does not have immediate effects, though it places a spotlight on Xinjiang, one of the world's leading regions for producing cotton.
Last week, the United States imposed a ban on all cotton and tomato products from Xinjiang.
Pompeo said on Tuesday "the threat from the Chinese Communist Party is real. It is existential to the United States", and that he is "counting on the next administration continuing our work".
SOURCE : AL JAZEERA AND NEWS AGENCIES

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On Monday, the DC Climate Coalition and dozens of DC residents gathered at the D.C. Council building with Councilmember Mary Cheh to urge councilmembers to strive for climate leadership by passing the Clean Energy DC Act.
Cheh's presence was strengthened by voices from the community who supported the Act. An installer for New Columbia Solar and resident of Ward 8, Tyshaun expressed how cleaner energy can provide an opportunity for more jobs for people in the community.
Tiffany Aziz, an organizer for the "Not in My Community" coalition, shared excitement for alternative forms of energy such as solar panels pushed to make D.C greater. She was joined by her coalition partner Will Jones — and his adorable baby girl!
A Service Employees International Union 32BJ officer, Judith Howell expressed that the Clean Energy DC Act would invest in energy efficiency, clean energy, jobs for DC workers and help low-income residents pay their bills.


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Four Great Trails at Onondaga Lake Park! Whether it's in-line skating, bicycling, walking or running, Onondaga Lake Park has the perfect trail for visitors of all ages. For more information, including mileage and parking, click here to download the Onondaga Lake Park map.
East Shore Recreation Trail
Over two and one-half miles long and twenty feet wide, this paved trail is ideal for in-line skating and bicycling. During the peak season of April to October, pedestrian use is allowed only if it does not impede wheeled users and stay within three feet of the shoulder and with no more than two abreast. Dogs are not allowed on the trail during peak season. Trams follow the center line. During the off-season of November to March, wheels and pedestrians share the trail. Dogs on 6' leashes are allowed with pedestrian use but not with wheeled users. This trail is plowed in the winter.
Shoreline Walking Trail
This trail is designated for walkers and runners. Only foot traffic is allowed on this two mile long trail. Distance markers along the route help you maintain consistent mileage. Special uses (strollers, children's bicycles with training wheels, tricycles and wheel chair users) are also permitted on this trail. This trail is not plowed in the winter. When it snows please use the plowed East Shore Recreation Trail.
To enter the park near the East Shore Recreation or Shoreline Walking Trail from the south entrance (Griffin Visitor Center, Wegmans Playground, etc), click here for Google Maps. To enter at the north entrance (near Willow Bay) click here for Google Maps.
West Shore Trail (John Haley Memorial Trail)
Located along the scenic western shore of Onondaga Lake, this paved trail meanders through over 4.5 miles of woodlands and open areas. It is perfect for bicyclists, walkers, runners and nature enthusiasts. This side of Onondaga Lake is rich in history; several resorts and dance halls once stood here. The West Shore Trail offers spectacular lake and city views and runs right through the St. Joseph's Health Amphitheater. Several shelters and benches can be found along the trail for visitors convenience. This trail is not plowed in the winter and when conditions permit offer a great opportunity for cross country skiing and snowshoeing.
Please note: The gates on both sides of the St. Joseph's Health Amphitheater section of the trail are closed at dusk the night before a concert and will remain closed until reopening at dawn the morning after the concert. If there are concerts 2 days in a row the gates will remain closed throughout the second day. Closing dates/times are subject to change. Click here for concert dates. As always, the West Shore Trail parking lot located on Long Branch Road will be open and all trail users can access the West Shore Trail from this point.
To access the West Shore Trail-North Entrance (across from Long Branch Park) Click here for Google Maps.
To access the West Shore Trail-South Entrance (NYS Fair Orange Parking Lot):
From Points West: Take I-690 East to Exit 7, turn left onto State Fair Boulevard, take the first left passing under I-690, drive straight toward the lake and turn left into the NYS Fair Orange Parking Lot. In addition, you can access the trail from the West Shore Trail Parking Lot located off of Long Branch Road or from the East Shore Trail Parking Lots.
From Points East: Take I-690 West to Exit 7, head straight to the NYS Fair Orange Parking Lot.
The New York State Fair Orange Parking Lot is the designated parking area for the trail extension. Parking is free, except during the 12 days that the NYS Fair is open, late August-early September. Trail users may park in the lot at that time but will have to pay the $5 parking fee charged to fairgoers.
Lakeland Trail
Located off the West Shore Trail, this partial stonedust and natural surfaced trail is ideal for solitude and observation.
Trail Rules:
No motorized vehicles allowed - that includes battery operated children's play vehicles, play scooters and skateboards. Wheelchairs and medically necessary scooters are allowed.
Onondaga County law requires helmet use for ages 17 and below on bikes and in-line skates.
Skaters and bicyclists may not be accompanied by pets.
Keep to the right.
Maintain safe, controllable speed (not more than 17 mph, the park speed limit.)
Wear proper safety equipment.
Announce "passing" or "on your left" when passing.
Be courteous to other users.
Do not block or crowd the trail - step off to the side when not moving.
Watch for the tram - it has the right of way and follows the center line.
Leash and clean-up after your pets. Leash must be no longer than six feet. There are disposable, free mutt-mitts to assist in clean-up. Keep in mind this is a carry in, carry out park.
Report all accidents to Park staff.
Help keep the Park clean.
Enjoy your visit!


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I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1075719298 Title: Collective trauma, collective healing promotion community resilience in the aftermath of disaster Author: Jack Saul Publisher: New York [u.a.] Routledge 2014 ISBN/ISSN: 9780415884174 0415884179 9780415884167 0415884160 OCLC:1075719298
Collective trauma, collective healing promotion community resilience in the aftermath of disaster
Jack Saul
New York [u.a.] Routledge 2014
Print book : EnglishView all editions and formats
Internetausg.
Find more information about: Jack Saul
XVIII, 198 S.
Introduction: Collective Trauma, Resilience and Recovery Part I: Collective Trauma and Recovery: Global Perspectives 1. Families and Generations 2. Refugees in New York City: From Clinic to Community 3. Promoting Family and Community Resilience in Post War Kosovo Part II: From Global to Local: Urban Terrorism in Lower Manhattan 4. 9/11: The First Three Weeks 5. School and Community: Forging Collaboration 6. Promoting Collective Recovery 7. Community Initiated Recovery Activities 8. Collective Narration and Performance Part III: War and Migration - Little Liberia, Staten Island, NY 9. Little Liberia: Fostering Community Resilience 10. Seeking Truth and Justice.
Jack Saul.
"Jack Saul shows professionals how to build community programs that employ primordial human tactics to forge increased community resilience. This book has that rare ability to produce a paradigm shift in how we heal traumatized communities. It's original and intellectually exciting. I bet it becomes a classic." -Helen Fisher, PhD, research professor in the department of anthropology at Rutgers University"Collective Trauma, Collective Healing is essential reading for all clinical and community-based professionals working with survivors of mass trauma. In contrast to the individualistic, symptom-focused approach of most mental health services, this practice framework addresses the widespread impact of major disasters in families and communities and taps their strengths and resources for recovery and resilience. In this valuable guide, Dr. Saul, an internationally recognized leader at the forefront of the field, draws on his extensive experience and creative initiatives to inform and inspire our response to trauma and tragedy by bringing out the best in families and their communities." -Froma Walsh, PhD, codirector at the Chicago Center for Family Health, Firestone Professor Emerita at the University of Chicago and author of Strengthening Family Resilience "This book is a wonderful collection of essays about the ways individuals and communities around the world, from Kosovo to Liberia, and from Tibet, and Chile, to Turkey and to New York after September 11, recover from collective trauma. It is filled with practical suggestions for how narratives, theater, and public performances can promote resilience and recovery in people and communities that have been devastated by wars, natural disasters, and interpersonal violence. It presents a solution-focused approach that emphasizes the individual's or family's strengths rather than their problems or pathology. It is a refreshing break from overly concrete prescriptions that ignore cultural and individual differences, and that tend neglect the healing power of community and collective action." -Bessel van der Kolk, MD, professor of psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine and medical director of the Trauma Center "Jack Saul invites us to join him in his exploration of territories of torture, helplessness and destruction- a dark continent of inhumanity-and to experience with him the healing capacity of communities. Looking at scenarios as diverse as Kosovo, lower Manhattan on September 11, and the Liberian refugees on Staten Island, he describes how a group of systems thinkers, armed with an extraordinary trust in the power of social connections, joins in partnership with communities in search of justice, reconciliation, and resilience. Written with attention to the small details of survival, an understanding of the power of cultures in history, and the healing capacity of art and theater, Saul shows us the effort and endurance necessary to reconstruct life and restore sanity in societies that have experienced chaos. It is a powerful testimony." -Salvador Minuchin, MD, founder of the Minuchin Family Center and author of Families and Family Therapy"Jack Saul's book is terrific and truly compelling for professionals who work with traumatized people. With first-hand stories, he artfully describes a range of out-of-office interventions to help families, neighborhoods, and communities in the aftermath of disaster. Dr. Saul is never better than when he writes about using the arts to understand the complexities of human trauma and resilience. Yes, even improvisation!" -Pauline Boss, professor emeritus at the University of Minnesota, and author of Ambiguous Loss and Loss, Trauma, and Resilience"With compassion and insight, Jack Saul shares his own journey through the aftermath of September 11th as witness, participant, and healer, chronicling the power of collective narrative to transform traumatic experience into communal recovery." -Alice Greenwald, director, National September 11 Memorial & Museum"In Collective Trauma, Collective Healing Jack Saul takes us through a masterful journey of his healing work addressing the ongoing tragedy of social and political traumas around the world. His work is creative, rich, sensitive, and deeply felt. His writing gives rare glimpses into how science and wisdom must be coalesced to treat the wounds of torture, loss, and devastation. Psychological science, art, and anthropology are so thoughtfully integrated in his work and writing to provide both a history of his intervention work and a guidebook for those brave enough to treat the collective wounds that both nature and humans too often cause. With this volume, Dr. Saul contributes meaningfully to repairing our world." -Stevan E. Hobfoll, PhD, the Judd and Marjorie Weinberg Presidential Professor and chair of the department of behavioral sciences atRush University Medical Center"Jack Saul's clear and compelling narrative, based on his immersion in several catastrophes, offers practical knowledge on community resilience strategies for responding to collective trauma that will be highly informative for practitioners across many disciplines." -Stevan Weine, MD, professor of psychiatry at the University of Illinois at Chicago and author of Testimony After Catastrophe"In Collective Trauma, Collective Healing, Dr. Saul provides a detailed documentation of what it takes to recognize, develop, and sustain a community environment that promotes healing from mass disaster. Throughout the multiple examples in the book, including personal challenges to his own community in the wake of September 11, the author emphasizes the importance of going beyond individual approaches to mount a public health response after any disaster. Dr. Saul has a deep respect for systems and how they work, while never denying the inevitable tensions that occur and the competing agendas that can easily sabotage recovery efforts. As man-made and natural disasters increase in frequency and intensity, few of us are prepared by our professional training, to know what to do when faced with the kind of social challenge that Dr. Saul describes. This book, with all the lessons learned, becomes a must-read book for public and private managers." -Sandra L. Bloom, MD, co-director of the Center for Nonviolence and Social Justice at the Drexel University School of Public Health"Jack Saul is a dedicated healer whose deep understanding of systems therapy has taken him to the aid of injured communities around the globe. Yet it was September 11 that literally brought these lessons home, making him an insider to catastrophe. This blend of outsider knowledge and insider wisdom makes this the book on collective recovery. It will transform our practice." -Mindy Thompson Fullilove, MD, professor of clinical psychiatry and socio-medical sciences, New York State Psychiatric Institute at Columbia University"Most books simply espouse principles or ideal goals, telling us what to aim for, but not how to get there, and almost never do they walk us through the messy process of working in the wake of conflict. Saul's book not only breaks critically important fresh ground in setting out the critical role that collective resilience plays in allowing individuals and communities to transform themselves after traumatic events. He also takes us with him on the journeys he travelled to make the discoveries he can now share. The various stories in his book convey the critical message that we cannot know the answer before we begin, at the same time as providing us with a toolkit of indispensible principles and resources for action." -Danielle Celermajer, PhD, associate professor and director of the Torture Prevention Project at the University of Sydney"Jack Saul's compelling book is a major achievement in the literature on trauma and recovery, nudging the discourse from the individual to the community. This must-read for mental health professionals and creative arts therapists blends psychotherapy and expressive therapy, reflection and action, featuring communities of dialogue front and center, capable of re-building destroyed edifices of the city and the soul. -Robert Landy, PhD, professor and director of the drama therapy program at New York University"Jack Saul brings to this book years of outstanding contribution and experience addressing the psychological needs of those exposed to many different types of disaster. As governments at all levels seek better ways to make communities resilient, this book offers much needed practical guidance for policy and practice. 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Accused Man Charged With Second Slaying / Arraignment set for day contract-killing trial is scheduled to start
Julie N. Lynem, Chronicle Staff Writer
Published 4:00 am PST, Thursday, March 18, 1999
1999-03-18 04:00:00 PDT PENINSULA -- A Union City man set to stand trial this month for the contract killing of a San Mateo podiatrist 23 years ago will be arraigned the same day on an unrelated second murder charge.
Richard Quilopras, 46, was charged Tuesday with murder and special circumstances for his role in the Jan. 5, 1985, shooting death of a South San Francisco man, said San Mateo County prosecutor Jack Grandsaert.
Investigators believe that Quilopras shot Nestor Parra, 28, at his home in the 2300 block of Archdale Court 14 years ago. Police say Quilopras and another man, James Murphy, 46, also robbed Parra, an acquaintance of Quilopras, of cocaine and about $200,000.
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\section{{\rm REFERENCES}}
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{\large\bf The Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment.\\
Red Clump Stars as a Distance Indicator\footnote
{Based on  observations obtained with the 1.3~m Warsaw telescope at the
Las Campanas  Observatory of the Carnegie Institution of Washington.}}

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{\bf
A.~~U~d~a~l~s~k~i}
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{Warsaw University Observatory, Al.~Ujazdowskie~4, 00-478~Warszawa, Poland\\
e-mail: udalski@astrouw.edu.pl}
\end{center}

\Abstract{
We present relation of the mean {\it I}-band brightness of red clump
stars on metallicity. Red clump stars were proposed to be a very
attractive standard candle for distance determination. The calibration
is based on 284 nearby red giant stars whose high quality spectra
allowed to determine accurate individual metal abundances. High quality
parallaxes ($\sigma_{\pi}/\pi < 10\%$) and photometry of these very
bright stars  come from Hipparcos measurements. Metallicity of the
sample covers a large range: $-0.6<{\rm [Fe/H]}<+0.2$~dex. We find  a
weak dependence of the mean {\it I}-band brightness on metallicity
($\approx0.13$~mag/dex).

What is more important, the range of metallicity of the Hipparcos sample
partially overlaps with metallicity of field giants in the LMC, thus
making it possible to determine the distance to the LMC by almost direct
comparison of brightness of the local Hipparcos red clump giants with
that of LMC stars. Photometry of field red clump giants in nine low
extinction fields of the LMC halo collected during the OGLE-II
microlensing survey compared with the Hipparcos red clump stars data
yields the distance modulus to the LMC: $(m-M)_{\rm
LMC}=18.24\pm0.08$~mag.
}{~}

\Section{Introduction}

Paczy{\'n}ski and Stanek (1998, hereafter PS) noticed that the {\it
I}-band absolute brightness, $M_I$, of red clump (hereafter RC) giants,
the intermediate age (2--10~Gyr) helium core burning stars, has
intrinsically small dispersion and can be used as a "standard candle"
for distance determination. The obvious advantage of this method is
large number of these stars in stellar populations  allowing
determination of the mean brightness with statistically unprecedented
accuracy. Moreover, RC giants are also very numerous in the solar
neighborhood. Therefore their brightness could be precisely calibrated
with hundreds of stars for which the Hipparcos satellite measured
parallaxes with accuracy better than 10\% (Perryman {\it et al.\ } 1997). It
should be noted that RC stars are the only standard candle which can be
calibrated with direct, trigonometric parallax measurements. Similar
quality parallaxes do not exist for Cepheids or RR~Lyr stars ({\it cf.\ } Fig.~2
of Horner {\it et al.\ } 1999).

As in the case of any other stellar standard candle, the  brightness of
RC stars might, however,  be affected by population effects: different
chemical composition or age of the stellar system being studied, as
compared to the local Hipparcos giants. PS argued that both dependences
of $\langle M_I\rangle$  on age and metallicity are negligible. On the
other hand,  Girardi {\it et al.\ } (1998) claimed much stronger dependences
based on theoretical modeling. According to their results $\langle
M_I\rangle$ of RC stars could be different by as much as 0.5~mag in
different environments. However, one should be aware that  results of
modeling  are quite sensitive to the input physics and results from
different types of evolutionary codes are not consistent each other
(Dominguez {\it et al.\ } 1999, Castellani {\it et al.\ } 1999). While models seem to
reasonably reproduce qualitative  properties of RC stars they cannot
provide accuracy of hundredths of magnitude  required for precise
distance determination.

The necessity of good, preferably empirical, calibration of population
effects on RC brightness became very urgent, in particular when the
distance modulus to the LMC was determined (Udalski {\it et al.\ } 1998, Stanek,
Zaritsky and Harris 1998), supporting the "short" distance scale to that
galaxy ($\approx 0.4$~mag smaller than the "long" value of $(m-M)_{\rm
LMC}=18.50$~mag).  The distance to the LMC is one of the most important
distances of the modern astrophysics because extragalactic distance
scale is tied to it. Udalski (1998a) presented an empirical calibration
of $\langle M_I\rangle$ of RC stars on metallicity suggesting only a
weak dependence ($0.09\pm0.03$~mag/dex). The dependence of $\langle
M_I\rangle$ of RC stars on age was studied by Udalski (1998b).
Observations of RC stars in several star clusters of different age
located in low extinction areas of the Magellanic Clouds showed that
their $\langle M_I\rangle$ in these clusters is independent of age (for
stars 2--10~Gyr old) within observational uncertainties of a few
hundredths of magnitude. Recently, Sarajedini (1999) presented analysis
of a few Galactic open clusters suggesting fainter RC in older
($>$5~Gyr) clusters.

In this paper we present empirical arguments which additionally support
usefulness of the "RC stars" method -- the relation of $\langle
M_I\rangle$ {\it vs.\ } metallicity based on the most precise data necessary to
solve the problem: high resolution and S/N spectra of nearby red giants,
for which accurate  parallaxes and photometry were measured by
Hipparcos. Large range of metallicity of nearby RC giants  partially
overlapping with metallicity range of field RC giants  in the LMC
enables us to compare brightness of these stars and determine the RC
distance modulus to the LMC  largely free from population uncertainties.

\Section{Observational Data}

The sample of red giant stars from the solar neighborhood comes from the
Hipparcos catalog and consists of objects with high accuracy
trigonometric parallaxes ($\sigma_{\pi}/\pi < 10\%$). About 75\% stars
from this sample are the same objects which were used by PS, {\it i.e.},\, stars
with {\it I}-band photometry. To enlarge that data set we have also
included stars which {\it I}-band magnitude was obtained from $B-V$
color {\it via} very well defined correlation between $B-V$ and $V-I$
colors ({\it cf.\ } Fig.~8 Paczy{\'n}ski {\it et al.\ } 1999), {\it i.e.},\, stars marked as type
'H' in the Hipparcos catalog. While accuracy of the {\it I} magnitude of
these stars is somewhat worse, it is still acceptable taking into
account usually larger uncertainty from parallax error.

\begin{figure}[htb]
\hglue1.5cm\psfig{figure=fig1.ps,bbllx=45pt,bblly=60pt,bburx=530pt,bbury=420pt,width=10cm,clip=}
\vspace*{3pt}
\FigCap{$M_I$ of 284 nearby red giants with precise photometry and spectroscopy
plotted as a function of $V-I$ color (left panel) and metallicity [Fe/H]
(right panel). Stars of low, medium and high metallicity are marked by
filled circles, filled triangles and open circles, respectively.
}
\end{figure}

For further analysis only the stars with [Fe/H] abundance determination
were selected. We used results of the spectroscopic survey of McWilliam
(1990), containing [Fe/H] determinations for 671 G and K giants based on
high resolution ($R\approx40000$) and S/N ($\approx100$) spectra. This
is the most comprehensive and homogeneous data set available.  Typical
accuracy of [Fe/H] determination is about 0.1~dex. 284 objects from our
photometric sample were cross-identified with objects in the
spectroscopic survey list of McWilliam (1990). Left panel of Fig.~1
presents the color-magnitude diagram (CMD) of this sample. Comparison
with Fig.~2 of PS indicates that full photometric sample and our 284
object sample used for further analysis are distributed identically in
the CMD, so we did not introduce any significant bias when limiting
Hipparcos stars to objects with spectroscopic data. The mean distance
from the Sun of our final sample of 284 stars is $<d>=66$~pc. It is
worth noting that due to accurate Hipparcos parallaxes the possible
Lutz-Kelker bias of the absolute magnitude of our sample is negligible,
as shown by Girardi {\it et al.\ } (1998).

The photometric data of the LMC fields were obtained during the OGLE-II
microlensing survey (Udalski, Kubiak and Szyma{\'n}ski 1997).
Observations were collected with the 1.3-m Warsaw telescope at the Las
Campanas Observatory, Chile  which is operated by the Carnegie
Institution of Washington on eight photometric nights  between October
30, 1999 and November~12, 1999. Single chip CCD camera with $2048\times
2048$ pixel SITe thin chip was used giving a scale of 0.417
arcsec/pixel. $3-5$ frames in the {\it V} and {\it I}-bands were
collected for each field with exposure time of 300 sec for both bands.
Photometry was derived using the standard OGLE pipeline.  On each night
several standard stars from the Landolt (1992) fields were observed for
transformation of the instrumental magnitudes to the standard system.
The error of zero points of photometry should not exceed 0.02~mag.

\Section{Discussion}

\Subsection{Hipparcos Red Clump Stars}

CMD of the analyzed sample of red giants presented in the left panel of
Fig.~1 indicates that the majority of objects are RC stars that form a
very  compact structure located in the range: $0.0<M_I<-0.5$ and
$0.9<V-I<1.1$. They are, however, contaminated by red giant branch stars
and a blue vertical structure, going from $M_I\approx -1.4$~mag down to
$M_I\approx 0.1$~mag, consisting of younger (more massive) red giants.

$M_I$ of stars is plotted against metallicity [Fe/H] in the right panel
of Fig.~1. The distribution of stars is non-uniform with most objects
within metallicity range of $-0.3<{\rm [Fe/H]}<0.0$~dex. To investigate
the relation of $M_I$ of RC stars on metallicity we divided our sample
into three subsamples: high metallicity, ${\rm [Fe/H]}>-0.05$~dex,
medium metallicity, $-0.25<{\rm [Fe/H]}<-0.05$~dex, and low metallicity
stars, ${\rm [Fe/H]}<-0.25$~dex. Such a division ensures more or less
uniform distribution of objects within each bin with  the mean, median
and mode values equal to ($0.02,0.00,0.00$), ($-0.15,-0.14,-0.14$) and
($-0.39,-0.36,-0.33$)~dex for the high, medium and low metallicity bins,
respectively. We determined $\langle M_I\rangle$  in all bins in similar
manner as described in Udalski {\it et al.\ } (1998). Fig.~2 presents the
histograms of distribution of $M_I$ for each subsample with fitted
Gaussian function representing RC stars superimposed on parabola
representing background stars.

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\FigCap{
Histograms of distribution of $M_I$ of the low (top panel), medium
(middle panel) and high metallicity sample (bottom panel) of local RC
stars. Bins are 0.07~mag wide.
}
\end{figure}

It is evident from Fig.~2 that the majority of stars in the low and
medium metallicity bins are typical intermediate age RC objects. Small
dispersion of their $M_I$ ($\sigma_{\rm RC}=0.12$~mag) indicates that
these stars can indeed be a good standard candle. On the other hand the
high metallicity bin  has the RC poorly defined ($\sigma_{\rm
RC}=0.26$~mag). Closer examination of Fig.~1 indicates that most of
stars from this bin (open circles) are red branch giants and objects
located on the vertical sequence of younger giants in the RC evolution
phase with very few stars belonging to the intermediate age RC.

$\langle M_I\rangle$ of RC stars in the low, medium and high metallicity
bins are equal to $-0.273\pm0.015, -0.244\pm0.012$ and
$-0.190\pm0.041$~mag, respectively (statistical error). The horizontal
bars in the right panel of Fig.~1 show the range of each bin and its
$\langle M_I\rangle$. The vertical bars are shown at the median
metallicity of each bin and represent statistical uncertainty of
$\langle M_I\rangle$. It is clear from Figs.~1 and 2 that the absolute
brightness of RC stars increases with lower metallicity. If we consider
all three bins then the slope of the $M_I$ {\it vs.\ } [Fe/H] relation is about
0.2~mag/dex. One should, however, remember that the high metallicity bin
is poorly defined due to small number of metal rich RC stars of
intermediate age in the solar neighborhood. Moreover, metallicity of the
most metal rich stars from McWilliam's sample is very likely
underestimated (McWilliam 1997) making this bin additionally uncertain.
Larger mean metallicity of this bin would lead to smaller slope of the
$M_I$ {\it vs.\ } [Fe/H] relation. Indeed, if we limit ourselves only to low and
medium metallicity bins where the intermediate age RC stars dominate the
linear relation becomes:
$$ M_I=(0.13\pm0.07)\cdot({\rm [Fe/H]}+0.25)- (0.26\pm0.02) \eqno{(1)} $$

Eq.~(1) indicates that the dependence of $M_I$ on metallicity is rather
weak. The relation is in good  agreement with the previous empirical
determination by Udalski (1998a) based on comparison of RC stars with
RR~Lyr stars but this time it is based on precise measurements of
numerous sample of individual stars, thus it is more reliable. It should
be also stressed that the result is weakly sensitive to systematic
errors, as those are very unlikely in the Hipparcos absolute photometry
of so bright and nearby stars, and due to weak dependence on metallicity
even large systematic metallicity error (which is also unlikely, Taylor
1999) would only lead to a magnitude shift of the order of a few
hundredths of magnitude.

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\multicolumn{1}{c}{Direction}& $\langle I\rangle$  & $\sigma^{\rm STAT}$ &
$\sigma_{\rm RC}$ & \multicolumn{1}{c}{$N_{\rm stars}$} & $E(B-V)$ &
$\langle I_0\rangle$ & [Fe/H] \\
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\hline
\noalign{\vskip3pt}
SL8    & 18.197 & 0.008 & 0.148 & 1345 & 0.105 & 17.991 & $-0.35$\\
SL509  & 18.039 & 0.007 & 0.127 &  784 & 0.029 & 17.982 & $-0.50$\\
SL262  & 18.037 & 0.019 & 0.138 &  223 & 0.026 & 17.986 & $-0.50$\\
SL842  & 18.001 & 0.021 & 0.130 &  157 & 0.054 & 17.895 & $-0.55$\\
SL388  & 18.053 & 0.009 & 0.114 &  749 & 0.042 & 17.971 & $-0.60$\\
SL862  & 18.143 & 0.009 & 0.150 & 1063 & 0.119 & 17.910 & $-0.60$\\
OHSC33 & 18.081 & 0.013 & 0.155 &  660 & 0.100 & 17.885 & $-0.65$\\
SL817  & 18.112 & 0.008 & 0.143 & 1427 & 0.101 & 17.914 & $-0.70$\\
IC2134 & 18.116 & 0.007 & 0.105 &  864 & 0.078 & 17.963 & $-0.70$\\
\hline}

\Subsection{LMC Red Clump Stars}

Table~1 summarizes the basic properties of field RC stars in nine fields
around star clusters distributed in different parts of the LMC halo. The
interstellar extinction in these directions is small, thus minimizing
uncertainties of extinction-free photometry. All lines-of-sight are far
enough from the LMC center so the reddening could be reliably determined
from the COBE/DIRBE maps of Schlegel, Finkbeiner and Davis (1998). The
{\it I}-band interstellar extinction was calculated using the standard
extinction curve ($A_I=1.96\cdot E(B-V)$). We assumed uncertainty of the
reddening value equal to $\pm0.02$~mag.

$\langle I\rangle$ of RC stars was derived in similar manner as in
Udalski {\it et al.\ } (1998). About 160--1400 field red giants were used for its
determination in our fields. Statistical uncertainty of $\langle
I\rangle$ is usually below 0.01~mag so the main contribution to the
extinction free magnitude, $\langle I_0\rangle$,   error budget  comes
from the interstellar reddening uncertainty. Dispersion of brightness of
field RC stars, $\sigma_{\rm RC}$, is typically below 0.15~mag similar
to the local RC stars.

Unfortunately metallicity of the LMC field RC stars is not known so
precisely as that of the Hipparcos local giants. Metallicity of field
giants in our nine lines-of-sight was determined by Bica {\it et al.\ } (1998,
herafter  BGDCPS) using Washington photometry. It ranges from $-0.7$~dex
to $-0.35$~dex (Table~1) with typical error of 0.1~dex of internal
determination, and the total error of $\approx0.2$~dex. Due to large
errors it is not clear if the observed  dispersion of metallicity in
different parts of the LMC is real or results from the uncertainty of
the method. It is also not clear whether the absolute numbers are
correct, {\it e.g.},\, metallicity determined using the same method for several
LMC clusters by BGDCPS is on average by $\approx 0.2$~dex lower than
spectroscopic metallicities of the LMC clusters determined by Olszewski
{\it et al.\ } (1991). This point should be cleared up in the near future with
direct spectroscopic observations of the LMC RC stars with new 8-m class
telescopes.

\begin{figure}[htb]
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\vspace*{0pt}
\FigCap{
$M_I$ of Hipparcos RC giants (upper panel) and $\langle I_0\rangle$ of
RC stars in nine fields in the LMC (lower panel) plotted as a function
of metallicity.  Asterisk in the lower panel denotes the mean
metallicity of RC stars in the LMC and the horizontal bar spread of
metallicity. Dotted lines indicate the range where metallicities of the
local and LMC stars overlap. Solid thick line in the upper panel marks
the derived relation of $M_I$ on [Fe/H] (Eq.~1) while dashed line is its
continuation resulting from Girardi's (1999a) models. Dashed line in the
lower panel indicates possible relation for the LMC RC stars.
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Lower panel of Fig.~3 presents $\langle I_0 \rangle$ of RC stars in our
fields in the LMC as a function of BGDCPS [Fe/H]. Large asterisk
indicates the mean metallicity and brightness of the entire sample.
Horizontal bar corresponds to the typical range of metallicities of
field giants, $\approx0.5$~dex, as determined by BGDCPS. It is worth
noting that if one assumes that dispersion of metallicity in the LMC
fields is real and BGDCPS determinations are correct, at least
differentially, then the observed trend of variation of $\langle I_0
\rangle$ with [Fe/H] is similar to the local sample of RC stars. The
formal fit of a straight line gives the slope equal to
$0.21\pm0.12$~mag/dex. Although one should treat this figure with
caution  it is encouraging that it is in good agreement with that
resulting from analysis of the local RC stars.

\Subsection{Distance Modulus to the LMC}

The range of metallicities among nearby RC stars is wide and covers
$-0.6<{\rm [Fe/H]}<+0.2$~dex. This is a very fortunate situation,
because this range partially overlaps at the low [Fe/H] end with
metallicity of the RC stars in the LMC.   In the upper panel of Fig.~3
$M_I$ of Hipparcos RC stars  is plotted as a function of [Fe/H]. Solid
line marks relation of $M_I$ {\it vs.\ } [Fe/H] given by Eq.~(1). Two dotted
vertical lines indicate the range where metallicities of the LMC and
local Hipparcos RC stars overlap. We remind here that we have adopted
BGDCPS metallicities of the LMC RC stars, and if they are too low, what
is likely, the overlap of metallicities of both populations can be much
larger.

The mean metallicity of the LMC RC stars lies outside the overlap
region. Therefore, to derive $(m-M)_{\rm LMC}$  we have to slightly
extrapolate $M_I$ {\it vs.\ } [Fe/H] relation given by Eq.~(1).  $\langle
M_I\rangle$ of the Hipparcos RC giants extrapolated to the metallicity
of $-0.55$~dex is equal to $\langle M_I\rangle=-0.30\pm0.04$~mag. With
$\langle I_0 \rangle=17.94\pm0.05$~mag of RC stars in our nine
lines-of-sight in the LMC, this  immediately leads to $(m-M)_{\rm
LMC}=18.24\pm0.08~{\rm mag}$.

Can this result be severely affected by extrapolation? That could only
be possible if $M_I$ {\it vs.\ } [Fe/H] relation of RC stars for metallicities
in the range of $-0.9<{\rm [Fe/H]}<-0.5$, {\it i.e.},\, not covered by Hipparcos
stars,  would behave extraordinarily. In particular it would have to be
extremely steep in this range to narrow the gap between our result and
the "long" distance modulus of $(m-M)_{\rm LMC}=18.50$. However, this is
not the case: we already mentioned that if dispersion of metallicity in
the LMC fields as measured by BGDCPS is real then the slopes of $M_I$
{\it vs.\ } [Fe/H] relations in the LMC and the local sample are similar. Also
theoretical modeling of RC provides similar arguments. For instance,
models of Girardi (1999a, Fig.~4) indicate that for RC stars of age
2--8~Gyr the mean slope of the $M_I$ {\it vs.\ } [Fe/H] relation in the range of
metallicities of $-1.0<{\rm [Fe/H]}<-0.4$ is about 0.15~mag/dex in
excellent agreement with our empirical data (theoretical relation is
plotted with dashed line in the upper panel of Fig.~3 as a continuation
of our empirical relation). Thus large uncertainty of the distance
modulus due to extrapolation of Eq.~(1) is very unlikely.

Possible differences of ages of both populations can be another
potential source of uncertainty of the derived $(m-M)_{\rm LMC}$.
Empirical study of this effect based on analysis of clusters in the
Magellanic Clouds showed that it is practically negligible for RC stars
of age within 2--10~Gyr (Udalski 1998b). On the other hand  analysis of
a few Galactic open clusters by Sarajedini (1999) suggests that RC stars
older than $\approx 5$~Gyr become fainter. Without going into detailed
discussion of these results we only note here that analysis of Galactic
clusters requires very precise distance determination what is difficult
and that two old clusters claimed to have fainter RC (Be39, NGC188) have
actually very sparse population of RC stars consisting of only a few
stars. However, despite differences which deserve further studies, both
Udalski (1998b) and Sarajedini (1999) data show that for the age range
of 2--5~Gyr $\langle M_I\rangle$ of RC giants is constant within
$\pm0.05$~mag. The age of the LMC RC stars is within this range (BGDCPS)
and the vast majority of the local RC stars are younger than 4~Gyr
(Girardi 1999b). To be on the safe side we included  to the final error
budget uncertainty of $\pm0.05$~mag for possible differences of age
between both populations. We may conclude that the derived distance
modulus to the LMC is largely free from population uncertainties. Also
small interstellar extinction assures that the result is sound. Had
there been any additional LMC extinction in the LMC fields, on top of
that given by Schlegel {\it et al.\ } (1998), $(m-M)_{\rm LMC}$ would be reduced
to even smaller value.

\Acknow{We would like to thank the anonymous referee whose critical
remarks  allowed us to significantly improve the manuscript. We are very
grateful to Mr.\ K.~\.Zebru\'n for collecting observations of the LMC
fields. We thank Drs.\ B.\ Paczy\'nski, K.Z.\ Stanek, M.\ Kubiak and M.\
Szyma\'nski for many discussions and important suggestions. The paper
was partly supported by the grants: Polish KBN 2P03D00814 and NSF
AST-9820314.}

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Aleem Ali from Australia's Welcoming Cities visits, the Queen's Birthday Honours, the launch of a telephone befriending line for Chinese older people, and more.
Australian Welcoming Cities leader visits
Aleem Ali, the National Manager of Australia's Welcoming Cities initiative, was in New Zealand in mid June to talk to some of the key people in New Zealand's own Welcoming Communities initiative.
Aleem has spent the past 20 years seeding and mentoring the development of various programs, initiatives and enterprises including the Academy for Young Entrepreneurs, Bizness Men, Human Ventures, Bleeding Heart, YAMP (Youth Arts Mentoring Program) and Stylin' Up.
Welcoming Cities is a growing business that works with local governments through a multi-sector approach to ensure that recently arrived migrants are welcome and have access and support to engage in ongoing socio-economic opportunities and community life.
Look for coverage of Aleem's visit in the next issue of Settlement ACTIONZ.
Our diverse New Zealand schools
Recent Ministry of Education figures show that for the period 1, 2018 ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) funding was allocated for 45,233 students in 1,450 schools. These students represent 161 ethnic groups and speak 133 different languages. Of these learners, 86 per cent are in Years 0-8, and 14 per cent are in Years 9-15.
Two schools have more than 300 funded students and 111 schools have more than 100.
Auckland accounts for 89 per cent of these schools, with the remaining 11 per cent in Canterbury, Waikato and Nelson.
Schools with fewer than 10 funded students (572) made up almost 40 per cent of the total.
The Chinese Positive Aging Charitable Trust: New Telephone Befriending Line Service
The Chinese Positive Aging Charitable Trust has launched a new Telephone Befriending Line Service (TBLS). The TBLS service aims to assist Chinese older people to combat loneliness and to maintain their mental well-being. The service is provided by specially trained volunteers who speak a range of Chinese languages.
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Queen's Birthday Honours
The lifeblood of the settlement sector is community service. Among this year's Queen's Birthday Honours recipients are interpreters, philanthropists and, above all, community leaders representing the diversity of the many cultural communities that call New Zealand home.
Among the this year's recipients are:
Dames Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
The Honourable Luamanuvao Winifred Alexandra Laban, QSO, of Lower Hutt. For services to education and the Pacific community.
Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit
Mr Rodger Phillip George Haines, QC, of Auckland. For services to refugee and human rights law.
Ms Nina Catharine Nawalowalo, of Wellington. For services to theatre and Pacific culture.
Ms Caren Jane Rangi, of Napier. For services to the Pacific community and governance.
Members of the New Zealand Order of Merit
Mr Steven Sedley, of Wellington. For services to the Jewish community and music.
The Venerable Suthep Surapong, of Wellington. For services to the Cambodian community.
Mr Yikun Zhang, of Auckland. For services to New Zealand-China relations and the Chinese community.
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Mrs Kumiko Imai Duxfield, of Auckland. For services to the Japanese community.
Mr Saimoni Lealea, of Wellington. For services to Pacific communities.
Reverend Setaita Tokilupe Veikune, of Auckland. For services to the Pacific community.
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Ms Virginia Chong, JP, of Auckland. For services to the Chinese community.
Mr Richard Joseph, of Dunedin. For services to the Lebanese community.
Mr Tafafuna'i Fa'atasi Lauese, JP, of Auckland. For services to the Pacific community.
Reverend Perema Leasi, of Porirua. For services to the Pacific community.
Mrs Mavis Lata Singh, of Auckland. For services to migrants and the community.
Reverend Lucky Richard Slade, JP, of Auckland. For services to the Samoan community.
Mr Thanh Tran, of Auckland. For services to philanthropy and Asian communities.
Honorary award of The Queen's Service Medal
Ms Bingyu Chen, of Auckland. For services to Chinese culture and arts.
CACR Director steps down
After more than a decade of acting as the Director (and Co-Director with Prof Jim Liu) of the Centre for Applied Cross-cultural Research (CACR) at Victoria University of Wellington, Prof Colleen Ward is stepping down. Professor Ron Fischer and Associate Professor Taciano Milfont are the new Co-Directors of the CACR.
Colleen remains the Director of the Cross-cultural Programme and an indispensable Fellow of the Centre. She is looking forward to being able to devote more time to her own research interests.


Once spring hit this year, my husband and I hit the ground running with a seemingly urgent need to get things organized. We felt a pull to simplify, purge and focus on what matters most to us in our lives.
We began listening to Marie Kondo's book The Magic Art of Tidying Up and were mesmerized with the power of releasing that which no longer serves us while simultaneously making space for more presence and freedom in our lives.
Her methods are predicated on one VERY important question that has been such a beautiful tool in making decisions about what to let go of and what to hold on to and cherish.
And if the answer is anything less than YES...it goes in the bag.
In the process of giving away things that are simply taking up space (and energy) in our home, we not only letting the items "go" literally, we are also releasing our attachment to the past.
I just reached the one-year mark in my business and felt such incredible relief and joy in the process of celebrating this huge milestone.
When I went in to my closet to do some serious purging, I noticed that there were still clothes from my corporate life hanging around in there. I had peeled back the layers over the course of the last year, but there were still items that I was absolutely not going to wear, yet was still holding on to for one reason or another.
I decided that now was the time. I was ready to really let go and close that chapter of my life, completely.
After loading up the garbage bag, my closet looks refreshingly OPEN, with lots of empty hangers. And the things that made the cut, paired with the items neatly folded in my dresser, now play an integral role in supporting joy in my life right now.
The feeling I have when I go in to my closet is like a breath of fresh air and it got me thinking about the other places in our lives we have made shifts and where we can still expand and apply this "Joy-Test."
I have recently began to shift my coaching programs and offerings in to what will better serve me and my clients.
We sold our Subaru and as a result now are the happy owners of our dream cars AND we are actually saving money with this upgrade from our former vehicles and their payments.
We also began a budgeting process to help manage our monthly expenses, savings and investments and now feel more organized and intentional with our money. Our money is being utilized in ways that feel empowering and beautiful, that make room for giving and growing.
We also made over $600 on a yard sale of the items we no longer needed!
These simple shifts have improved the communication in our relationship, the way we are eating and making time for exercise and fun in our family and have massively diminished our stress levels.
The simple act of asking ourselves, "Does this bring me Joy?" when applied to obligations, signing up for new programs, deciding on weekend plans and even making purchases at the grocery store has shifted the way we are existing in our lives.
That's because freedom is a state of mind.
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In what areas could you use the question, "Does this bring me joy?" to make the shifts you are ready to make?
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May the following verses comfort, encourage, and guide you to embrace hope amid the hurt. Write these verses down and place them around your home, or carry them with you in your purse.
Say these verses aloud or during prayer, which helps you to really think about the truth of what you are saying, and to know that these promises are for you.
There is no timetable for grief. Others may expect you to "move on" when truly all you can do is move forward. You'll never "get over" your loss, but with God's help you will get through this.
Expect to navigate challenges along the way – the sight of pregnant women, birth announcements and baby showers, and milestone dates to name a few.
Know that although you are hurting now, you aren't alone and there will be joy in your life again. Moving forward doesn't mean that you are forgetting your baby. There will always be a special place in your heart for your little one. As you feel led, make a plan to recognize your baby on the due date, anniversary date, or other special days as you integrate your child's life and memory into your everyday, ongoing life.
Above all, remember that just as it takes time to heal a broken bone, healing your broken heart will also take time, and the healing process can be different for each person. So give yourself time and grace as you move from one day to the next, all the while embracing the hope of Jesus on your journey, for He cares for you.


With more than 2,000 exhibits on display not all of the products get the attention they deserve. This is why each month the team of the Red Dot Design Museum selects a product and brings it into the visitors' focus, explaining what is special about this product.
The selection of the products of the month is made by the management as well as by employees of Red Dot and is based on their personal likes and judgements.
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The United Nations Global Compact, a nonbinding pact aimed at encouraging businesses to adopt sustainable, socially responsible policies, has accepted nonfungible token (NFT) and blockchain gaming platform Enjin as a participant.
Enjin announced on Tuesday that it would be exploring ways to use NFTs to promote sustainability and equality as part of the UN pact. The company suggested using the technology to fight climate change by employing it in carbon-capture companies and reducing the global wealth gap by allowing creators around the world permissionless access to NFT markets.
"While we are struggling to recover from the global pandemic and its impacts, we are experiencing exponential growth of technologies like AI and blockchain," said the head of the Centre for AI and Robotics at the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute, Irakli Beridze. "More than ever, we need to take advantage and harness the potential of these new technologies to ensure that we are better equipped and more united in the future, in order to make our planet a more livable, equitable place for all."
The United Nations has listed 17 goals on sustainable development it hopes to achieve by 2030, including reducing inequality, providing quality education, and encouraging responsible consumption and production. Esther Chang, executive director of the Global Compact Network Singapore, said Enjin's involvement with the UN pact could help meet these goals, as "technology plays an important role."
The company has already joined initiatives aiming toward greener, more sustainable practices, including the Crypto Climate Accord, in which participants commit to achieving net-zero emissions from electricity consumption. Enjin said it planned to enable carbon-neutral NFTs by 2030 and claimed its JumpNet blockchain is already carbon-negative
Related: Enjin takes an interest in project that delivers physically backed NFTs
Environmental concerns have taken the spotlight in global industries, including crypto and blockchain, as the effects of climate change seem to be escalating. The UN has said that blockchain has the potential to address the climate crisis and help reach a more sustainable global economy.
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Kayasthadi Varti is an Ayurveda medicine in the form of collyrium, mainly used in the treatment of epilepsy, psychosis; Snake, psychosis, mania, delusions etc. It balances Vata, Kapha and Pitta.
It is prepared according to the reference of Charaka Samhita Chikitsa Sthana.
Bastamutra – goat urine – Quantity Sufficient.


Clementine Ford's Fight Like A Girl explores the ways in which girls and women are held back by the patriarchy, and demands that the world do better. She calls on women to rediscover their suppressed fury. Meanwhile, Robert Jensen's The End of Patriarchy calls for a radical feminist overhaul of the dominant patriarchal structures, to create a socially just world. Clementine and Robert talk to Catherine Fox about the state of patriarchy today, and why the future is female.


A year ago I left college after one semester. People told me I was crazy, I wouldn't be able to get a job and I was wasting my potential if I didn't get a degree.
8 months ago, I started Teenage Entrepreneur as a resource to help young entrepreneurs gain insight and advice from those who have walked the lonely entrepreneurial path.
Today, I'm on a flight to Boston. Babson University, a top ranked entrepreneurship/business college, is flying me up to do interviews with a few of their speakers at their annual entrepreneurship conference. It is one of the greatest honors I've ever received!
I'm the first to admit we need to heed advice from others, but sometimes you need to follow your intuition and believe in yourself when others don't. You never know where it'll take you.
Jordan, you're an inspiration!! I'm so lucky and privileged to know you, and I can only imagine how many thousands of lives you will impact over the next few years. Congrats on your incredible accomplishments!


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Cette page concerne l'année 358  du calendrier julien proleptique.

Événements
 Février/avril : fin du règne de Artaxerxès II Mnémon, Roi des rois achéménides. Son fils Artaxerxès III Ochos  lui succède (fin en 338). Il fait assassiner ses frères pour régner et écrase impitoyablement les satrapes indociles (351 av. J.-C.).

 4 mars (15 mars du calendrier romain) : début à Rome du consulat de Caius Fabius Ambustus et Caius Plautius Proculus. Plautius défait les Herniques, qui capitulent. Fabius, chargé de la guerre contre les Tarquiniens, est battu et 307 citoyens romains faits prisonniers sont massacrés. Les Gaulois viennent camper sur les monts Albains. Le dictateur Caius Sulpicius Peticus remporte une victoire sur les Boïens dans la plaine de Préneste par sa stratégie des javelots.
 Renouvellement du traité du fœdus cassianum (traité de Spurius Cassius Vecellinus) qui fait de Rome une puissance distincte de la Ligue latine et traitant d'égal à égal avec elle, pour le commandement et le butin. Grâce à cet accord, Rome peut s'établir dans une partie du Pays volsque en y créant deux tribus nouvelles. Tibur réintègre la Ligue latine. Préneste, Nomentum, Pedum sont contraintes d'y accéder de 358 à 354.
 Printemps : Philippe II de Macédoine, qui a levé une nouvelle armée, remporte une grande victoire sur les Illyriens. Le roi des Dardaniens (Illyrie) Bardylis est tué et ses troupes sont massacrées dans la vallée de l'Erigon. La frontière avec l'Illyrie est repoussée au-delà du lac Lychnidos (lac d'Ohrid). En Haute-Macédoine, Philippe impose son autorité en éliminant les dynastes et en les obligeant à s'installer à Pella.
 Automne : Philippe II de Macédoine intervient en Thessalie à l'appel de Larissa, ennemie de Phères. Il épouse en troisièmes noces une princesse thessalienne, Philinna de Larissa, et réconcilie les deux cités.
 Hiver 358-357 av. J.-C. (date probable) : Alexandre, tyran de Phères, est assassiné par sa propre femme Thébé et par ses beaux-frères Tisiphonus, Pithoiaus et Lycophron. L'ainé, Tisiphonus, s'empare du pouvoir.

 En Chine, le royaume de Wei fortifie la vallée de la Luo du nord au Shanxi, en 358 et 352 av. J.-C., et prolonge cette muraille jusqu'à la boucle des Ordos sur plus de .

 Athènes assiège vainement Amphipolis.

Naissances
 Séleucos , futur roi de Syrie (~305 - 281 av. J.-C.).
 Cassandre de Macédoine, futur roi de Macédoine (305 - 297 av. J.-C.).

Décès en 358 av. J.-C.
 Artaxerxès II.
 Agésilas II, roi de Sparte, de retour d'une expédition en Égypte.
 Alexandre de Phères, tyran de la ville du même nom.

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On 24 May, Nesta invites you to City Data: From Analytics to AI, a day-long event exploring the latest data innovations helping cities and local governments provide better services. View the details and register your interest here.
In advance of that event, this article explores four steps we have found to be helpful for public sector organisations considering running a data analytics project. I am indebted to my former colleagues Hilary Simpson and Nevena Dragicevic, whose ideas and wording have significantly informed the below.
The analytics team in New Orleans' Office of Performance and Accountability have helpfully outlined some specific problem types, and the opportunities related to them (see their version here).
Are there other datasets that might contribute a similar type of information, or act as a proxy measure?
Could you start collecting this data so that analysis becomes more feasible in future?
It's best practice to carry out a Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA). A PIA is a standard series of screening questions that guides users through the potential risks and benefits of sharing personal data. The PIA equally prompts users to develop mitigation strategies to minimise potential downsides of information sharing. This editable PIA is provided by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).
Wherever possible, it's better and far simpler to use non-personal data. If you must use personal data, an important step is to identify the legal gatewaysthat grant your organisation the permission or authority to pursue certain objectives, which could be supported by the sharing of personal data.
When sharing data among partners, whether it involves a few teams within an organisation or multiple public sector organisations working together, a common set of rules and conditions should be developed in the form of a Data Sharing Agreement, also known as an Information Sharing Protocol - ISP).
If you're interested in how public sector organisations can use data analytics to improve services, you might like to join Nesta on 24 May for our event City Data: From Analytics to AI. View the details and register your interest here!
Another great tool for automating the process of creating Information sharing protocols and data protection impact assessments is https://www.informationsharinggateway.org.uk/ in some cases it has reduced the time taken to get sign off from 18 months to just 3 months.


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